Recent content by Crazy_Book_Lady

Hi dheltzel, I believe I just replied to a private message from you! Your passion for helping other homesteaders and breeders get started with their flocks is extremely admirable, thank you for doing that. Also, if you get a chance, you could tell your friends at Sandhill that while I'm probably...

I was planning to order some chicks from Cackle's actually, but I wanted to get some Speckled Sussex and/or Dominiques from breeders because the big hatcheries usually breed specifically for highest egg production and are not as good dual-purpose birds. It's also important to me that my...

Hi everyone! I posted here before about where to get chicks that retained their dual-purpose, foraging, and broodiness abilities from breeders, rather than hatcheries, and didn't get many replies. I'm trying again with the Speckled Sussex specifically, as I would really love to start a...

Hi, sorry it took a few days to type out a reply. I appreciate your suggestion! I've since done quite a bit of research on the American Bresse, and they really do seem perfect. Unfortunately the breeder you linked is a bit out of my price range, but I believe I've found some other good quality...

Hi everyone! I am (finally) getting chickens this coming spring and have been doing a lot of research into what sort of birds I want to purchase. I've come to realize that the "hatchery stock" birds aren't quite what I'm looking for. My long term goal is to have a self-sustaining flock of...

White chocolate tastes like hell.

Thanks for joining us! We're so happy you're here, and I'm sure you'll find answers to your questions!

Crazytime?

Welcome to this awesome site! I love your name.

MDBird, I have a fenced quarter-acre property, I have not discussed it with my neighbors but I would let them know before I actually got the birds

ADORABLE!

Double yolks are actually NOT as rare as people say - pretty common in chickens just starting to lay, actually. I've gotten multiple in one egg carton from small local chicken farms. If the egg is fertilized both chickens will start to grow, but when they get big enough one or both will...

Thanks so much CluckerFamily!

Look into building your own coop. If you find blueprints online that you like/that will work, you can just buy some wood and other materials for it at a hardware store. It can be less than $200 total!

Nothing - we have snow and it's February. Although I did water my indoor started seedlings! I've got broccoli and pepper plants.